After releasing his collected works as a magnificent artbook (three albums and an EP) in August 2013, Nhor realized that an era in the existence of Nhor had ended. This English one-man-project has always breathed the admiration and respect for nature, but now Nhor decided to go to the essence. That explains the title, since the fifth essence once was considered as the essence of nature, the state of ultimate blessed entities. Nhor does not see this album as a collection of songs, but as a gathering of spaces and thoughts. Very ethereal it is, searching for spiritual fulfilment.

The successor of ’Within The Darkness Between The Starlight’ is anything but an atmospheric black metal record, one can rather speak of what they call neofolk/ambient these days. This time the music is only based on acoustic guitars and (mostly) piano. No drums or percussion either. In some of the songs we hear any sporadically ethereal chants, but the voice is more an additional instrument than that we can speak of proper vocal lines. As an opening track, the seven minutes long piano only of ‘Luna Oritur’ might be a bit too long, but the next songs build up an atmosphere that haunts you, also with acoustic guitars and during ‘Contra Vectum’ and the soaring ‘Sic Praterit Nox’ some graceful strings. A song like ‘Nosce Te Ipsum’ has a serene, nearly sacred vibe and the crystal clear guitar sound reminds us of the acoustic songs of Empyrium. The melodies are wonderful and introvert contemplative, while melancholy and standing in awe for nature go hand in hand. This is a very calm, but deep-draught album, perfect to listen to during these dark days in autumn and winter time. Beautiful and quiescent.